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Jeff Maichel (President)

Jeff,Choose your Linestop® Company Wisely We have 33+ Years of Linestops, Leadership & Innovation. IFT has been proven to be one of America’s most Advanced Municipal & Commercial Linestop Service Providers.

The Rancho California treatment plant in Murrieta, California, asked International Flow to perform an unusual 24" Linestop™ on a 90 degree bend. This video shows the unusual 24" Linestop™ that allowed the Sewage treatment plant to remain in service while changing out their broken Plug valve. IFT designed changes to its machinery to allow this operation and successfully plugged the elbow. The valve was then replaced under pressure. After the project, IFT was contracted to replace 3 additional 24” valves on similar 24” elbows.

International Flow Technologies (IFT)

International Flow Technologies: Established in 1980, IFT has been involved in critical pipeline solutions around the globe. From large diameter sewage bypasses, to complicated water system conversions for San Salvador, IFT has performed thousands of hot taps, live valve installations, pipe freezes, linestops and pipe bypasses. We have been educated with the help of raw experience and routinely complete our customer’s jobs the 1st time every time.

We offer many services that can assist in managing your pipeline system, without a shut down. The state-of-the-art services we provide, such as PipeFreezing, Hot Tapping, and Valve Inserting, are available to retrofit your piping systems “Live.” Trust the 30 plus years of experience of PipeFreeze.com, InternationalFlow.com, Linestop.com, 2lBin.com pipeline tools and the consulting services of Leakdog.com for all of your pipeline projects.

Contact us today by clicking the circle links below to get a free quote for your pipeline needs.

Pipe Linestop Sizes and Options:

Sizes and Bypass Options: 1/2” through 72” Line stopping capabilities. Our equipment has optional by-pass capabilities through the machinery, which eliminate the need for additional bypass taps. IFT offers “Full size” built-in bypasses on machinery through 48” if flow concerns are an issue.

Folding head machinery is available for reduced entry, at a reduced cost and weight; with a reduced by-pass size as well. Numerous Linestop® machines can be used to isolate and by-pass a system. For example: 4 way tees allow a bypass to each leg without a separate bypass tap.

Choose your Linestop® Company Wisely

- Jeff Maichel

Linestop Pipeline

Types of Pipelines: We have years of experience working with CMLC, Concrete Cylinder, Pretension, Pre-Stressed, Riveted Steel, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, PVC, C-900, Copper, Galvanized Steel, Cast Iron, Ductile Iron, Transite (A/C), Techite, RCP, and Fiberglass, just to name a few. Pressure and Temperatures: Being a Municipal service provider, IFT’s pressure capabilities are generally performed under 500 psi. & 400 degrees(F). On special applications, IFT can perform higher pressure projects and has allies that specialize in High Pressure applications. Please contact us for more information.

Linestop Completion Plugs:

Completion Plugs: IFT Completion Flanges and Plugs come in many styles. These are used to allow removal of the temporary Linestop® Valve after work is completed so the valves can be used on the next project. Blind flanges are left at the Linestop® location and can be removed and re-stopped at a future date.